water closet

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Paar left his program after NBC censors cut a water closet joke from his monologue, which became one of the biggest TV industry controversies of that era.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Here are treasures from the Roman latrine to the Tudor garderobe to the Victorian water closet to the elegant “compactum.”

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

The European-style bathroom is massive, with a deep soaking bathtub that I can easily fit into, but a relatively standard-size shower and water closet.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Owner’s bathrooms have a separate water closet, porcelain tile and a frameless, glass-enclosed walk-in shower.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021

Here’s a little water closet, the toilet full of urine.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr